GEA wins major pharmaceutical order from China

By Gerald Ondrey | August 19, 2009

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GEA Group AG (Bochum, Germany; ) has won a milestone order
from the Zheiiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Taizhou Zheiiang, China) for
the supply of pharmaceutical freeze dryers with automatic load and unload
systems (ALUS). The order is a major breakthrough in the region allowing Hisun
to expand its operations into formulated pharmaceutical products for injection
focus in oncology and infective diseases. The Pharma Systems Division, which
belongs to the Process Technology Segment of GEA Group, will supply seven
freeze drying systems and five ALUS systems with a total value in excess of EUR
15 million. The equipment will be used at the new facilities in the Fuyang
pharmaceutical valley and will allow Hisun to focus on the production of
anti-tumor, anti-infective, general biologics and anti-tuberculosis product for
both the domestic and export markets. Hisun is planning to invest over EUR 100
million in the Fuyang facility making it one of the biggest pharmaceutical
production sites in China.
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GEA Group AG (Bochum, Germany; www.geagroup.com) has won a milestone order from the Zheiiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Taizhou Zheiiang, China) for the supply of pharmaceutical freeze dryers with automatic load…